The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-29
FLORIDA.

A post office is established at Grove City
on the Gulf
Brevard county has AZ public schools and
$50 pupils enrolled.
Palatka's Board of Trade was to be Or
gained Wednesday.
The court house at Titusville has recently
been much improved and enlarged
The young men of Palat1a contemplate
organizing Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation.
At Gainesville the firm of Tillis g. Vain
wright has been dissolved by mutual con-
sent. Mr.. Tillis will continue in the bust
ness at the same stand.
The Southern Express Company has
opened offices at Daytona and Ormond, and
now sends express packages daily to those
points via the st. Johns and Halifax rail
road
I. j. Boyd of Sanford recently made a
shipment of oranges His fruit sold in mar
ket for 81 20 per box, which will net him
about S6 20 or So per box. The fruit was
of extra good quality and reached the mar
ket in fine condition.
The tract of land near DeLand purchased
by j. b. StetsOn of Mr.. Strack contained
seven and one-eghth acres, of which about
four and half were in grove. Eight years
ago Mr.. Strack purchased this land for $25
per acre 1t sold for $4,000 cash.
At Interlachen Mr. Freidlander continues
to ship Strawberries TO Cincinnati They
pay him about Soc. quart net profit He
ships to firm who make quick sales and
prompt returns. The fruit arrives in Gin
cinnati two days after starting.
South Apopka is shipping large quantities
of tomatoes, cucumbers and Bermuda
onions. Mr.. Roper reports So net per crate
as return on tomatoes j. K. Duke has some
of the Bermuda onions measuring inches
i'll diameter and weighing 1-2 pounds.
There is one man in Palatka who can tell
more about Florida in territorial days and
her great men than any other man in East
Florida. That man is Hon Thomas T. Rus
sell, whose history dates back to the old
territorial days of Florida, when in St Au-
gustine he was one of the prominent leaders
of the old Wing party and leading editor
Of that city.
There has been quite a rush of Columbia
county people to the United States Land
Office in Gainesville for the last week or SO.
and from fifteen TO twenty homestead entries
are being made daily. The land that is be-
ing so eagerly sought after is part of the
Arredondo grant lying in Columbia county,
by the government.
The joint committee from the State Leg
islature appointed to visit the State Agricul-
tural College, in Lake City, will arrive this
evening, will examine the college, its
grounds, its condition and its needs, so that
they may be able to report upon the same
preparatory to formulating such legislation
III regard TO il as may be necessary TO carry
out the purposes of the institution.
At a meeting at the court house in Brooks
vile of the members Of the bar and officers
of the fernando County Court April %,
committee was appointed who prepared
resolutions OF respect and regret for the
death of the late Hon DecimuS Turnbul
The resolutions were unanimously adopted.
Mr.. TuInbull died recently at the residence
OF his brother, DR.. Tunbull, in Monticello
The eleventh annual Oeander Point picnic
and regatta is TO take place on Indian river
on May 3. The programme is a very full
one, and the days sport will be most inter
esting. Four hundred and fifty dollars have
been offered in prizes. The committee in
charge have arranged for the entertainment
of 300 guests. The days festivities will
wind up with grand ball. The railroads
will carry parties at excursion rates.
A. II. Merrill, Of Sanford. in a letter saws
he has fig tree years old from seed which
is about IL feet high, and has some seven
or eight branches of this length. The leaves
are more clearly parted and more delicate
in appearance than those of the Black Per-
sian. The seed wac from dried fig, and
was merely sOwn as an experiment. OF
course the bush has not yet fiuited, aud be
waits with anxiety 20 have the question
solved.
Fort Myers Press; The dynamo 90 De used
IN lighting tho town 81 Fort Myers by cleo
tricity arrived one day lat week As Mr.
Edison h very busy and his stay short we
have oir doubts as 10 whether ho viii light
Fort Myers by electricity this year or not.
1hoy are very busy al present I'd the lnb0ra-
tory. and can hardly spare the time ~ put
up the lump, ETC., which arc also hero aud
ready for ue. However, the plant win bo
put la in good sca7lu next yelF
The Kt liov j. Mour. Bishop ~ The
Catholic chureh Dio0ese of Florida. WE Id
sanford wednesday. aud aflnct,d what y
known OBJ Do pies of uie city ns block i0 f0r
the sie u tbe church " b. built by lle Calh-